Drugs of Abuse/Toxicology
News on diagnostic systems for drugs of abuse and toxicology.
Lab Fraud Settlement Nets Government $7.2M
A hospital, a laboratory, three lab employees, and a referring physician and his office manager have agreed to pay more than $7.2 million to resolve lab fraud allegations.
Pacific Toxicology Laboratories Pays $1M to Resolve Fraud Allegations
The California laboratory was accused of submitting false reimbursement claims to Medicare for urine drug testing.
FDA Draft Guidances Detail Plans for Enforcement Discretion During Public Health Emergencies
The guidances, which are open for comment through July 5, lay out agency thinking on the regulation of lab-developed tests in emergency situations following its May 6 final rule.
Kentucky Lab Owner and Medical Director Convicted in $4M Drug Testing Fraud Scheme
According to the government, William Lawrence Siefert, the clinic's medical director, and Timothy Ehn, its owner, billed insurers for medically unnecessary urine drug tests.
Experts Urge FDA, CMS to Revoke Approval, Coverage for Opioid Addiction Genetic Risk Test
A coalition of experts in addiction, genetics, and public health wrote that an opioid addiction risk test from Solvd Health's AutoGenomics business performs no better than chance.